24/Poll

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1. Cherry Jones has captivated my attention over the last few days. To some degree, I don't see her as being particularly fangirl-worthy. I think I would enjoy being friends with her instead. And making out in the rain, maybe, but I want to do that with everyone. Not just the epic, gorgeous, amazing actress lesbians who play presidents on my shows. God, yes. She's really starting to grow on me, though. With every interview I read, I sort of realize all the ways she's different from me, so that makes it a little more exciting. I have a hard time being intrigued by people who remind me of me too much, and that was kind of the case at the beginning.
   
   Last night I rewatched all the episodes I skipped/didn't really pay attention to. Looking back, there was definitely some excellent acting/occasional badassness on her part, and I guess it was really just the lack of plot-derived conflict coming from those emotions that bothered me, since that's always really been 24's thing. At least now there's more of a connection between the two, so I'm totally enjoying myself. And now I have another show to watch and squee about, so that's obviously a pleasant turn of events. It just happens to be a show I currently hate with a (pretentious writer) passion, but I guess I enjoy the weird conflict of interest.
2. So Michael totally did a new interview and answered a question I've been debating recently, albeit mostly in jest. Regardless, here is the eternal question:
   Ben gets beaten to a bloody pulp a lot. What’s your take on that?
   I see that as a pressure release valve that the audience needs. If Ben gets away with too much for too long, I feel the audience might grow disgusted. So every so often, he has to pay down a penance for his sins. Also, I think the taking of a beating is a strategic tool that Ben employs. After all, he always comes out of the beating wounded but with an information advantage.
   God, why is he so brilliant with his character? I didn't even think of that. But it is SO true. Because he literally seems to enjoy it, like he's getting something out of it. I went with the easy explanation and figured it was some kind of masochistic perversion, but this is even cooler.
3. 1. Awwww cute mother/daughter times.
   2. lmfao what a burn.
   3. Oh man no, fuck public executions.
   4. OH SHIT BILL. NO FUCKING WAY. DETAILS, I NEED THEM.
   5. HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME. I LOVE SHOOTING. LA PRESIDENTE HUDDLING IN THE DARKNESS.
   6. God she is so fabulous. HUGS.
   7. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. IS HE ALIVE?!
   8. NOOOOOOO. FUCKING SILENT CLOCK. THEY CAN'T EVEN FAKE KILL HIM LIKE TONY! GODDAMN IT. JESUS CHRIST, AND THE PRODUCERS DON'T EVEN REMEMBER JAYNE THAT MUCH SO LIKE, NO CHANCE OF HER EXISTING IN RESPONSE TO THIS. ANGER. I'M NOT REALLY THAT OUTRAGED BUT I FIND CAPSLOCK HELPS ME OUT IN THAT AREA.
   9. Cherry Jones chilling in the daaaaark. Man, she is so good at her job, it's almost like nothing happened. Except for the...remorse and everything.
   10. Awwww, I love the bonding. AWW. CUTE.
   11. Ugh. Torture times again. Okay, just kidding? Sweet.
   12. LARRY. YOU FUCKING MORON. LA PRESIDENTE WILL DIE IF YOU CONTINUE TO BE THIS MUCH OF A TOOL.
   13. Ugh, fucking Jon Voight. He never does good things. He enjoys Sarah Palin, I'm pretty sure he just called the president a bitch (I don't know, I wasn't really listening; I was busy trying to think of bad things to say about him), and I don't even care that he and Helen Mirren were a fabulous couple in National Treasure 2. That role is now void. That's the price you pay for calling the nice lady a bad name, okay?
   14. Oh hells yes. BURN, LARRY. BURN.
   15. Ugh, I hate that this show makes me kind of pro-torture when I'm all up in the moment.
   16. Aww, I love how she's the one who was basically supposed to be assassinated and she's having a heart-to-heart with her assistant.
   17. HUGS. Oh shit. I think I ship it now.
   18. She is way too optimistic. Olivia's a bitch; no way will this change her indefinitely. I give it a week. And of course they'll have to turn it around in a few hours.
   19. "I don't care what you think!" BITCHPLZ. lmfao that was awesome.
   20. Pshh, she can totally sense the bullshit.
   21. CHERRY JONES IS TELLING ME THINGS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. PSHH, YES. I resent her for not doing it in an accent, but it's all good.
   22. "Bauer's good too." Um, yes, probably the only accurate thing Jon Voight has ever said.
   23. Olivia, why are you asking things about Martha? she totally has an angle. What a bitch. That, or maybe she's in love with Aaron and totally pulling a Martha. Who would blame her?
   24. Oh hell no. Bitchhhhh. Ethan is awesome; he was like the only person who was there for her when everyone was all corrupt and everything. Um, he played la Presidente Wilson in that HBO movie about Alice Paul, and I have since forgiven him (and it's only been about a month since I saw it), so I think that's proof enough that he is awesome and should be trusted completely. I hate Wilson. I mean, he did immense things and put the US on a global scale, but it was probably just because of his massive ego, so I don't respect him that much for it.
   25. lmfao, worst person ever to wake up to. Kiefer has really done an amazing job of putting on the creepy Jack Bauer voice and just getting into it; it's really moved past the earlier seasons.. I guess it's an acquired skill?
   26. NOOOO. You little fucker! YOU DON'T FRAME JACK BAUER, DUDE.
   27. Oh man, Cherry Jones looks kind of sad and exhausted. I love a good quiet split-screen moment.
   28. Ugh, go away, Jon Voight. LEAVE ME.
   29. I love how persuasive and calm Jack is right now. Like, he was just framed for murder and he's like "eh, all in a day." Literally.
4. Man, I can't decide what I'm comfortable calling her character. Right now I'm going with "la presidente" because I can't call her "Cherry Jones" every time (unfortunately). Obviously I will not be referring to her by her actual first name. It's just unique and groovy to the extent where it freaks me out just slightly. I may have to go for comic relief and refer to her by the name of another fruit for the time being.
   
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   But I mean, seriously, in character? I'm not gonna refer to her by her last name because that's awkward and it makes me feel like I'm ignoring her femininity. But I can't call her Allison because she's like, the fucking president of the fake United States. And really convincingly so. I mean, I used to call Logan "Chaz" all the time just to be an asshole. I can't even do that with her, though. (I mean using her first name, not calling her Chaz.) It's like I actually sort of believe she's the president and I get completely sucked into that little universe. Probably because I enjoy it immensely right now.